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Telegraph lines were often strung along railroad tracks to coordinate train departures and arrivals, significantly reducing accidents.

Beyond this specific gaming reference, the telegraph was the first electrical telecommunications system , developed in the 1830s and 1840s to send encoded messages over long distances. The Impact of the Telegraph 08 – Telegraph

The Associated Press was formed in 1848 specifically to pool the costs of transmitting news via telegraph. Telegraph lines were often strung along railroad tracks